November 9, 2023

Senate Confirms Dr. Bertagnolli to Lead NIH

On Tuesday, the Senate voted to make Dr. Monica Bertagnolli the next Director of the NIH, nearly two years after Dr. Francis Collins stepped down from the position. FABBS is leading a community sign on letter to congratulate Dr. Bertagnolli and encourage the Director to fully leverage the behavioral and social sciences to serve the National Institutes of Health (NIH) mission. FABBS invites scientific societies to lend their names to this letter, deadline: November 13.

FABBS Responds to Congressional RFI on Modernizing NIH

Senator Cassidy (R-LA), Ranking Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, invited feedback on a comprehensive list of important questions regarding potential NIH reform. FABBS responded to this critical opportunity highlighting several key points and underscoring the integral role of NIH-supported behavioral science research. Read more »

ACF Revises Handbook on Prevention Services

The Administration for Children & Families (ACF), a division of the Department of Health & Human Services, released a revised Prevention Services Clearinghouse Handbook of Standards and Procedures. See FABBS submitted comments supporting the expanded categories. Read more »

SEAN Fall Symposium Examines Crisis Preparedness

Dr. Robert Groves, co-chair of the Societal Experts Action Network (SEAN) at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), welcomed attendees to the second annual convening.SEAN aims to identify pressing societal problems and leverage behavioral and social science solutions. The 2023 fall symposium featured two expert panels and facilitated discussion on opportunities for behavioral and social scientists to inform effective crisis preparedness.Read more »

New Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The newest issue ofPolicy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS)examines multiple facets of the behavioral and brain sciences such as foreign substances, healthy habits, diverse populations, visual impairment, the criminal legal system, and perception.

Read the Newest PIBBS Issue »

PIBBS Article on Social Connection Featured in NIMH Director’s Innovation Speaker Series

On October 26th, Julianne Holt-Lunstad, author of the PIBBS article, "National Health Guidelines for Social Connection: What Is the Evidence in Support and What Might the Guidelines Say?" spotlighted her research at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Director’s Innovation Speaker Series. "If we want the public to start taking [social] relationships more seriously for their health, we need [public health] strategies." Read the PIBBS Article »

Catching Up with FABBS Fall Interns

FABBS offers undergraduate internship opportunities for students to gain experience in science communication and advocacy in the nation’s capital. This fall, FABBS welcomed two interns from the University of California, San Diego — Jennisa Bangal and Amanda McQuade. We invited them to share their experience and discuss the projects they are working on at FABBS.Read more »

Researcher Unravels the Mystery of Human Perception: Insights from Visual Metacognition Research

Congratulations to Dobromir (Doby) Rahnev, Ph.D., on receiving the early career impact award, as nominated by the Psychonomic Society. Dr. Rahnev’s zeal for mathematics and psychology brought him to research the subjective aspects of visual perception. Many fundamental neural components of sensory perception remain only partially understood, but thanks to the invaluable contributions of Dr. Rahnev, we are growing closer to understanding how individuals process environmental stimuli to form subjective perception. Read more »

FABBS is Hiring: Advocacy Coordinator

FABBS is looking for someone eager to learn more about science advocacy, non-profit management, and be a dynamic addition to our small team. This position holds tremendous growth opportunities. Please feel free to share this listing with your network. Deadline for applications: Friday, December 8. Read the full announcement here.

Attend

• NASEM Mitigating Health Disparities in Brain Disorders Starting with Basic Science: A Workshop (Nov 12)
• Friends of NIDA Congressional Briefing - Growing the Brain: Understanding the Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Brain Development (Nov 14)
• NSF Directorate for STEM Education Advisory Committee Meeting (Nov 15-16)
• NSF National Science Board Meeting (Nov 29-30)
• NIH OBSSR Understanding and Addressing the Health Impacts of Online Abuse and Harassment Workshop (Dec 7-8)

Apply/Nominate/Submit

• NIH Build Up Trust Challenge (Nov 14)
• SRCD Anti-Racist Developmental Science Summit:Transforming Research, Practices, and Policies - Call for Submissions (Nov 16)
• NIH Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Updating the NIH Mission Statement (Nov 24)
• Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR) 2024 Cohort of the Early-Stage Investigator (ESI) Program (Dec 1)
• Association of Science and Technology Centers Call for Science Center Stories - Did an experience at a science center or museum help inspire you to become a scientist? How has science engagement impacted your family or your community?Share your experience! (Ongoing)

Funding

• NSF: Stimulating Diversification in Language Science Research (LangDiv) (Various proposal deadlines)
• NIH Brain Initiative: Data Science and Standardization, and Technology Dissemination and Commercialization (throughout 2023)
• IES: FY24 Competition Applications (Jan 11, 2024)

FABBS Resources

• Open Science
• FABBS Webinar: NSF Funding Opportunities
• Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Vol10, Issue 2
• Public Scholarship Toolkit
• Science Advocacy 101: Realizing the Benefits, Overcoming the Challenges
• Psychology in the Real World FABBS Video Series
• FABBS Teaching Resources - PIBBS Course Compendium

Upcoming Member Society Meetings

• Society for Computation in Psychology (Nov 16, San Fransisco, CA)
• The Psychonomic Society (Nov 16 – 19, San Francisco, CA)
• Society for Judgment and Decision Making (Nov 17 – 20, San Francisco, CA)

FABBS Mission

FABBS promotes human potential and well-being by advancing the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior; promoting scientific research and training in these fields; educating the public aboutthe contributions of research to the health and well-being of individuals and society; fostering communication among scientists; and recognizing scientists who have made significant contributions to building knowledge.

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research •American Educational Research Association •American Psychological Association •American Psychosomatic Society •Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback •Association for Behavior Analysis International •Behavior Genetics Association •Cognitive Neuroscience Society •Cognitive Science Society •Council of Graduate Departments of Psychology • Flux Society •International Congress of Infant Studies •International Society for Developmental Psychobiology •National Academy of Neuropsychology •The Psychonomic Society • Society of Behavioral Medicine • Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology• Society for Computation in Psychology• Society for Judgment and Decision Making• Society for Mathematical Psychology• Society for Psychophysiological Research• Society for Research on Adolescence• Society for Research in Child Development• Society for Research in Psychopathology •Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues •Society for the Scientific Study of Reading •Society for Text & Discourse •Society of Experimental Social Psychology •Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology •Vision Sciences Society

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FABBS News Highlights is a bi-weekly electronic newsletter published by the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences with the goals of keeping scientists updated on federal budget and policy issues affecting the sciences of mind, brain, and behavior; recognizing the research contributions of leading scientists; and sharing research findings to inform policies and programs.

Editor: Juliane Baron

Contributors : Jennisa Bangal,Matt Mattoni, Amanda McQuade, and Jaclyn Sadiua

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